in the case of south africa, it wasn't a song.just talking to musicians who are, in my case, the guy who was my mentor was hugh masekela, who grew up in a political environment. was also an extraordinary flugelhorn and jazz player and understand the music and culture. but also understood the politics, he would explain, this is what the anc stands for, this is what the su -- zulus or. >> the musicians often have insight in to the culture that you never see in -- on an op ed page. >> charlie: that's in part the role of musicians, isn't ite culture and give it expression and music? >> i think so. i think musicians, over the years have done in expressing the soul of the people. from the gregorian chants right through beethoven, it was always about the quality and folk songs of the people. i think the phenomenon about south africa from the time miriam imparted knowledge about it is the interest that grew over 20 years until about 1958 where there was no artist that was recording anywhere in the world without including in the cds a song

geographically, the highest goals of unemployment -- south africa is the case. north africa, the middle east. that is where the highest levels of unemployment happen. east asia, the best levels of unemployment, largely because of the chinese experience. on the other hand, chinese figures -- we do not have that good figures. that 4.3% only accounts for the urban unemployed, not necessarily the rural ones. we do not have figures on that. >> thank you very much indeed. let's take you around the globe. police in indonesia are involved in a shootout. it this is believed to be one of southeast asia's most wanted terrorist suspects. exchanging gunfire. the leader of the group is thought to be behind the bombings and the twin suicide attacks on jakarta hotels last month. the leader of the tamil tiger rebels has been arrested in southeast asia. the group leader was killed in may. a moscow court has rejected a petition by the family of the murder journalist for a renewed investigation. three suspects were killed during the -- were cleared during the first inquest. italy's

. >>> and from south africa, another approach in the fight against aids. can these simple sports drills save children from a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of their countrymen every year? >>> made possible in part by the following funders -- r support has also been provided by the peter j. peterson foundation. dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. >>> good evening. i'm daljit dhaliwal. he may not exactly be the barack obama of japan, but the man expected to become the country's next prime minister is talking about shaking things up in a way that japan has rarely seen. hatoyami will bring more liberal politics and government after his party swept to power in yesterday's parliamentary elections. and the way that japan does business with the united states and other powers is also going to change. because japan is one of america's most important allies, we will talk about all of this in depth tonight. but first, we want to show you how it played out and the way it looked on televi

crlie: welcome to the broadcast, tonight, the lem endear trumpet and fug will horn player from south africa. >>he if no, ma'am none abo south afri from the kwledge about sit t interestthat grew over 20 years until about 1958 where there was no artist that was recording anywhere in the world. it was just universal. i think th put pressure on all of the administratio of countries all overheorld. to that extent south afric is the phenomen because music was the major calyst in our freedom. >> crlie: also yusuf islam, rmerly known astephe has a new album. >> in the end, what i found, what i returneto was doingt r the sake of the fact i wanted to do it. it wn't because i was forced because i have contract. you ve to come up withix albums by this de. i w free. then music became, if you like, expression of lo. something within me, as i y you can take the man t of the music but u can't take the my i can out of thean. charlie: we coleteith british writerrances as bn and her great grandmother and british society. >> she was iredibly stysh. she was a muse, she was a great fashion designer of th day. pa

her husband did much to warm relations between south africa and the u.s. in the 1991 s, so could the clinton affect work again? we have more from johannesburg. >> popular as ever at the age of 91, nelson mandela received the u.s. secretary of state. a decade ago, the close relationship between mandela and president clinton brought these countries together. hillary clinton was given a tour of the archives by his wife. >> to be there and see the pictures of him as a young man and to know so much about his life -- it of course inspires me, not only in to -- not only to even greater admiration for his public work and even greater admiration for the man. >> the subject of frosty relations between the u.s. and south africa was the main order of the day. mrs. clinton spoke of neighboring zimbabwe. the united states has yet to be convinced by the idea of robert mugabe sharing power. >> we, as you know, are attempting to target the leadership of zimbabwe with sanctions that, we think, might influence their behavior without hurting the people of zimbabwe. during the

at the moment, jacob zuma has quite a lot on his plate in south africa. there has been on rest in the township. in the two months he has been in office, we have not seen a real sign that he will take things a step forward and get heavily involved in zimbabwe's government. the power-sharing agreement is in place. i think zimbabwe will continue to take a key interest. >> we are getting breaking news out of northern iraq. an iraqi police officials said a parked car bomb exploded near a shi'ite mosque. reuters is reporting that 52 have been injured. the ap says dozens. it is the latest. three bombs killed seven people and injured dozens. more on that online at bbc.com. . we are expecting those american jobs figures. tell us exactly what is going on. >> i think the expectation is that we will see more jobs lost in july. we will find out exactly how many in about one hour. if you look earlier this week, a report focused on the private sector. it said that 371,000 jobs were lost in july could we have not seen any stabilization. the unemployment rate in the u.s.

that is the reason why she is doing it in south africa. part of her effort to strengthen governments in africa by showing different political parties can actually compromise. she is making that point very much on her trip, saying how she and president obama were political rivals, but now they are serving together. the clerk has played an important role in south africa and it is appropriate for her to reach out to him. host: this headline, at the making of a megacity. the governor is on a mission to transform nigeria paul's commercial capital into africa's mitropoulos. tell us more about his mission and can he achieve this -- commercial capital into africa's metropolis. guest: many are pointing to his administration and his work to try to clean habtu city to end corruption. -- to try to clean up the city. nigeria has been a partner to us. we get significant oil from nigeria, but they have played a key role in terms of stability in the region. they put the most peacekeepers in ever cut. they play a huge diplomatic relationship. it is the mos

. >> defiant crowds greet south africa's winning athlete, caster semanya, facing a gender test. and we look at some classics of american advertising. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london and 6:00 a.m. and one in texas, when newly these court documents revealed that there were lethal levels of a prescription-only anesthetic in michael jackson's body when he died. reports, so far unconfirmed, said the coroner concluded jackson's death was homicide. though that does not necessarily mean a crime was committed. it paints a picture of the pop star as a chronic insomniacs who was increasingly dependent on a cocktail of drugs. from los angeles, a report. >> despite looking healthy in rehearsals, michael jackson was dependent on drugs to help him sleep. now court documents show his body contained lead beloved -- levels of a powerful anesthetic. propfiol is normally used to anesthetize hospital patients before surgery. now close friends say he often board about the star's drug use. >> i am absolutely not surprised. i have witnessed myself things, and certain events with michael

south africa. it has something for everyone. so for aries, golfing, beaches. d here to talk about is kathy scott, chief of south african travel specialists and she's with sas vacations. tell me about this trip. this is ring credible. >> it is the package division for south african airways we have south africaen sale for 1899. all the packages are air inclusive. not only the international flights but internal flights as well and land. >> 1899 per person. now, you get your flight, your airfare, and what else do you get? >> you have international airfare from i don't know or dulles, internal flights. you have your transfers, you have four nights in capetown with a choice of hotels staying at the president hotel, looking out on bantry bay or the victorian where the shops and restaurants are. luxury hotels. breakfast every day and breakfast in south africa, the standards in south africa are so high you get a lovely breakfast. it will hold you until 5:00 in the afternoon. >> and then a chance to go on is a farry. >> in capetown you have four days to see the magnifice

now in south africa u.s.n relations have been pretty prick eliy prickly bush administration. one of the reasons why because of disagreements on zimbabwe. the obama administration seems more accommodating of south africa's quiet diplomacy in that country and trying to resolve the crisis in zimbabwe. let's take a look. it was more than niceties from arrival to departure as u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton met with her south african counterpart on the second leg of her seven-nation africa tour. they agreed to forge stronger ties and improve trade relations. they even said they agreed to work together on the issue of zimbabwe. zimbabwe president robert mugabe's party has been accused of intimidating, harassing and even arresting opposition in an attempt many believe to seize control of the country's parliament. but there was no pressure from mrs. clinton for south africa to act. >> well, there is no need for promises. south africa is very aware of the challenges posed by the political crisis in zimbabwe be

. >>> and om south africa, another apoach in the fht against aids. can theseimple spts drills save chiren from a disease at kills huneds of thousands of their cntrymen every year? >>> made possie in part by the llowing funders -- r support ha also been provided b the per j. peterson foundatn. dedicated to pomoting fiscal responsibility and adessing keeconomic challens facing america's future. >>> good evening. i'm daljitdhaliwal. he may not exactly be the rack obama ofjapan, but the man expected to come the ountry's next prime minister is talki aboushaking things up a way th japan has rarely seen. hatoyami will bring more leral politics andovernmentfter hisarty swept to power in yesterday's prliamentary eltions. and the wathat japan do buness with the unitestates and othe pows is also goi change. becae japan is on of americs most important allies, we will talk abou all of this in depth tonigh but first, we want to show you how it played out and the way it looked on television. japas version of electn night from abc in stralia. >> the democrat party o

. >>> an investigation has revealed a sharp rise in elephant poaching and south africa. conservation groups are concerned that the international demand from ivory is behind it. 98 elephants were lost to poachers in 2008, up from 47 the year before. >>> south korean officials have postponed the first launch of their space rocket before liftoff. it is not clear when it will happen. south korea hopes to join north korea as one of the few countries to launch a satellite from its own territory. >>> the scottish justice secretary has made his decision on the fate of the libyan man convicted of the 1998 lockerbie bombing. he will announce thursday whether he will be freed from

serious disease, in places like argentina, chile, south africa, and australia. we can expect when the schools open and we get to our fall and winter, we'll be seeing a lot of cases of flu. it hasn't gone away. we've seen it break out in camps during the summer here in the united states. but if things go the way flu usually goes, we will very likely see an upsurge of cases in the fall. when they start seeing that, i think people's minds will change about getting vaccinated. >> right. the urgency is ramped up. let's take a trip back in time. people who remember 2 '70s remember president ford and disco. and this public service announcement. take a look. >> a swine flu epidemic may be coming. it could make you very sick. >> my best friend, dottie. dottie had a heart condition and she died. >> that campaign convinced some 40 million people to get immunized at the time. but the flu killed one person, while the vaccine killed 25 and paralyzed hundreds more. what did we learn from that

you can run for south africa with something like that. >> she's a a man.t a minute, hold on, those are testicles. no, no. she's -- she's a woman. tell her i'm a woman. okay. very good. >> also a great name for a stripper. >> also a website. already the censors are going, we have nothing. we have no show. >> no way pudendem is in that book. >> there's one guy who speaks latin, oh, pudendem. that sounds like a great name. what's your name? pudendem. these are my daughters, genitalia. genitalia, get over here. [ laughter ] those are great names. i didn't know that jermaine jackson's son is named jermagesty? i didn't know that. nothing to say to that, only say good luck. no. no. >> what kind of beatings do you think a kid named jermagesty gets at school? >> the only one who gets it worse is jer my that. get over here and sit next to codeine. we're going to get letters anyway. >> this is the freedom that you get when you face death and -- >> yeah. you face death. i don't remember anything. the anesthesiologist was so good. i was -- >> really? that was that. >>

talking about bobby kenn dy at his eulogy in 1968 cited his memorable speech to young people in south africa, at a time when apartheid was at its peak, nelson mandela was in jail. he cited alexander the great, joan of arc, reminding them the time thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence at the age of 32. he said the future does not belong to those who are content with today. those were the words of robert kennedy, cited by edward m.

reagan thought they were moving too fast in south africa. kennedy came back and said "apartheid must end." his impact was immense when it came to improving race relations not just in the united states but in the world. >> couric: meanwhile, when ted kennedy started in the senate, the fs a political arena filled with giants like dirksen, moynihan. the senate he's left lacks that giant presence today. how will that hurt president obama's chances of getting health care passed, something senator kennedy cared so passionately about? >> well, what you don't have today is what they had in those days is the... are these great across-the-aisle relationships. he could go to the white house and talk to ronald reagan and they'd have a great time talking to each other. those relationships are just not there anymore. >> couric: bob, ultimately, what do you think senator kennedy's legacy will be? >> well, i think his legacy is if you look at the legislation that's been passed in the last 40 years, every single bit of social legislation, whether it's the mi

after kenya, she will make stops in south africa and goalia, the democratic republic of congo, nigeria, liberia and cape verde. >>> here to talk more about secretary clinton's africa visit, we are joined by amira woods. she is co-director of foreign policy in focus at the institute for policy studies and a u.s. foreign policy expert on africa. she joins us from washington. nice to have you with us. >> great to with you, martin. >> as secretary clinton meets the president of somalia, what are the american goals that she will be articulating? and what is smaomalia looking f in return? ? i think secretary clinton is going to articulate goals around security and peace around the horn of africa i think on the somalian end, there are tremendous concerns being raised that really the u.s. is being looked to -- to prop up a transitional government that many see as being imposed really from the outside. i think clearly what's at stake is that a government that was seen as credible was ousted by the americans back in 2006 and since then, there's been a succeeding series of governments, transition

in a world record time beating the second place finisher by 2.45 seconds, but south africa's track andld federation has been asked to conduct a gender test on her, amid-concerns she did not meet the requirements to compete as a woman. >> soccer, 19th minute, robby clark fires one, the only goal of the game. tomorrow, the redskins hit the field for their last two a day practice in training camp. i'll be live there. brian is back to wrap up "the edge" right after this. dealer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. yeah it's great. i just really want to be sure. whoa, it's us from... ...the future. 11 days in the future. look, you love your new routan. you love the german tuned suspension. you love not having to pay for scheduled maintenance,you- i love what you've done with your hair. we'll take it. with her son off to college, liz turned to target for great deals. like a twenty dollar comforter for his bed. a fridge for healthy snacks a reading lamp to study by and a cell phone to call home. so liz chose target showing off her college smarts about savings target. e

industry's best month in nearly a year. >>> this morning, secretary of state hillary clinton is in south africaseven-nation tour of africa. she's meeting with government and business leaders stressing america's commitment to the future of the continent. our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is tracking secretary clinton's trip from the state department, she joins us now live. good morning. >> good morning, joe. you take a look at that schedule of secretary clinton in south africa today, it's really quite full of events. she starts out with a meeting with nelson mandela, the former president, and then delivers speeches to business and government groups, then women's rights. it's a very good, perfect example of the issues that secretary clinton is getting into on this trip to africa. >> i see africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world. as partners with america on behalf of the future we want for all of our children. >> reporter: three weeks after president barack obama's trip to africa, his chief diplomat is back. striking many of the same themes. >> many parts of africa

there is growing and there in south africa about the eatment of t country's rising young spts star, caster semya. she won the women's 180 meters in the world championip, a huge irovement on her previous court. the internation association s and now insistinon tests that prove hurt geer. the famil is furious. >> the ta here is of nothing else. life he in thisarming community changed forever during two minutes on a trkin berlin. one of theran bece a world beater, and in the process, it created aninternational storm. >> they doot want south africa to go forward. >> that was proof. >> if you had sn everything? >> everything. [laughter] >> and denitely a girl? >> definitely. >> so quick has been world champion success, the home she shes with her mily is still without running water. er birth certifate has en pruced as evidence. there is no ambiguity yea-- born in 1991, sex male. is clear that has lived a caster semenya all of her life -- it clear tt cast senya has lived all of her li as a girl, and then a woman. question seems certaino continue one person who should know is mother. >> the is no d

and south africa. she also met witnew president jacob zuma. up next on news at 6:00, are you ready for football some redskins fans braved t heat to catch their favorite players in action. and exactly how hot is it going to get? we could be neang record temperatures before the weekend is over. meteorologist st e rudin has your forecast. ecast. e >> a louisianachool is testing out a new idea for the upcoming school year. no homework. students at northside elementary in the town of dedham springs will gmiet ass gnments but theyl be completed during school hours. school officials say it will give kids mor quality time with family, bu some parents are worried their children's education will suffer. >> i can't imagine not having to go home and make flash cards and review that kind of stuff. >> the principal says they'll give the plan one year to see how it impacts test scores, and after that they'll decide whether or not to keep homework out of the home. redskins fans were in a frenzy this afternoon. it was fan-appreciation day at redskins park, and

in south africa in the early 1990's, with one of the c.i.a. officers, who was intimately involved with the operation in india told me about it. we were sitting on the veranda of a hotel overlooking the indian ocean with out of the blue, he asked, you know, have i ever told but my experiences with the dalai lama? and i couldn't figure out what prompted him to even get into that topic at that point. so i of course said no, i have no idea. tell me about it. and he began this tale of u.s. involvement training guerrilla fighters in the mountains of colorado, for fight against propaganda with the dalai lama's brother meeting with mrs. eisenhower and with a black propaganda war, a very respected body of lawyers in geneva, and ultimately, a war that ended tragically for the tibetans. in the late 1960's, after a series of embarrassments involving american overflights of chinese and russian territories, particularly the u2 downing of gary powers aircraft, american diplomats had decided that overflights compromised a lot of our diplomatic objectives. the

. >>> and sports fans turn out to welcome home a hero in south africa amid a growing controversy over sex. >> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible in part by the following funders -- major support has also been provided by the peter g. peterson foundation dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. >> good evening. i'm martin savidge. >>> five days after scotland released the man convicted of mbing a panamjetliner over lockerbie, scotland killing 270 people, the controversy and the outrage over his release and his welcome home in libya continued today. there is, as you can imagine, a great deal of analysis and dissection of the decision going on in the british press. scotland is, after all, a part of the united kingdom. was there a deal for the terrorist release where, were british oil interests in libya a factor? the fascinating questions that are not getting much attention in this country and that we will focus on in a m

south africa produces 80% of the world's platinum. that strike is expected to push up the price of the precious metal which is used in everything from jewelry to catalytic converters in cars. africa's mineral wealth has long been bng and a curse for that continent. there, it's been a cause of wars, coups and revolutions. that's the subject of this excerpt from the latest edition of "wide angle" called "once upon a coup." it's the story of how the discovery of a vast oil reserve in the tiny west african nation of equatorial guinea caught not just the attention of american oil companies but that of an international gang of mercenaries. >> reporter: president teodoro obiang leads one of the world's newest and least understood oil states. >> he's very intelligent. he is very intelligent. not the evil man that the media has as you made him out to be. >> reporter: obiang has his defenders. his country though, its capital standing on a mysterious volcanic island, is home to stories of torture. >> it's certainly one of the worst countries that

families, health care, education, while president reagan was focused on eastern europe, he took on south africaat role did he play in ending apartheid? >> oh, it was a very big role. i mean, he went over to south africaog 1985 and created a firestorm with his visit because he went and met with winnie mandela, the wife of nelson mandela who had been in jail and created controversy. he was with bishop tutu, spent the night with him. reagan thought they were moving too fast in south africa. ted kennedy came back and said "apartheid must end." his impact was immense when it came to improving race relations not just in the united states but in the world. >> couric: meanwhile, when ted kennedy started in the senate, the fs a political arena filled with giants like dirksen, moynihan. the senate he's left lacks that giant presence today. how will that hurt president obama's chances of getting health care passed, something senator kennedy cared so passionately about? >> well, what you don't have today is what they had in those days is the... are these great across-the-aisle relationships. he could go to

south africa is the second stop on clinton's 11-day tour of the african continent. she also has some stops planned in angola, nigeria, and liberia. looks like she's enjoying herself. >>> those guys were so not enjoying themselves. "g.i. joe: the rise of the cobra" took in an estimated $60 million for a three-day opening weekend and it is america's new number-one movie rounding out at the top three of the box office -- >>> for more on the hollywood box office, let's go live to in touch weekly senior editor tom e neil. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> now, let's talk about you from your critic perspective in terms of "g.i. joe." not so much, right? >> critics hate it. critics can't kill this movie because it's already dead from "the new york times," but studio department let the critics in and when you defer to the exit polls, what moviegoers think, they love this movie. it gets a b-plus. the $60 million it just made, the third biggest movie opening for a film in august in history. >> what? >> yeah. >> who's going to the movies? >> all the young kids. all the

he helped to lead south africa through a turning point in modern history, helping to heal wounds and laid the foundation for a new nation. he has brought hope to those who search for freedom. [applause] [applause] muhammad unis. [applause] with his belief in self-reliance of people, he has altered the face of finance and of entrepreneurship. he struggles with economic theories and the effects of them on the people of his native bangladesh. yearning for a way to lift people out of poverty, he revolutionized banking to allow low-income borrowers access to credit. he has enabled citizens of the world's poorest country to support their families and build profitable businesses, sustaining their community. in doing so he has unleashed avenues of creativity and allowed millions worldwide to imagine their own potential. [applause] [applause] >> before we break up, we should give an extraordinary round of applause. [applause] [applause] shepard: there you go. the medals of freedom for 16 people at the white house today. the news continues now. we have brand new details on a sex scandal involv

she will travel to kenya, south africa, angola, the democratic republic of congo, nigeria, liberia, startingon august 4, returning to the nine states on august 14. the triple start at the u.s. sub-saharan africa trade and cooperation forum in nairobi, kenya, where she will deliver a speech at the ministerial opening ceremony of the form on august 5. the secretary's trip comes three weeks after president obama's trip to ghana, and will underscored the administration's commitment to making africa and priority in u.s. foreign policy. this is the earliest. -- this is the earliest. by the secretary of state and the president to africa of any previous administration. the secretary will underlined america's commitment to partner with governments in the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and private citizens to build societies where each individual can realize their full potential. the secretary's trip follows the themes laid out by president obama during his visit to ghana -- supporting strong and sustainable democratic governments, both promoting sustainable economic development, stre

wives and children have had to leave the town and seek jobs elsewhere in australia and back in south africareporter bhp billiton's nickel mine at nearby ravensthorpe rose from the dust in 2004, opened its doors in 2008 and - abruptly closed them this year at a cost of over two billion us dollars. >>moore: nickel was very, very low and still is in the last 12 months, whereas prior to that it went through the roof. and so you had actually nickel mines being open and then having to close six months later.a classic case is ravensthorpe. >>flanagan: i think people are reconciled to the decision. i mean very soon after there was quite a lot of anger. people felt they had been sold a kind of a pipe dream. >>reporter: mining is a 32 billion us dollar a year industry for western australia and one of the state's biggest, but the boombust cycles leave local economies at the mercy of global commodity prices. >>passmore: some of these towns have seen a big influx in investment as the commodity prices have gone up so in effect gold rush towns, even though they might not be in gold. >>reporter: so now the

south africa's leader is visiting zimbabwe on the first presidential visit. let's hope that he can ease tensions within the fragile unity government. there will be a dinner in his honor. he is expected to call for an end of prosecution of political opponents. after six years and the deaths of about 300,000 people in the war in sudan, this is over. that is the declaration from the outgoing head of the african peacekeeping force. the conflict has now descended into low intensity banditry. >> for many, it was the world's most horrifying conflict. government-backed militiamen swept through villages. they raped and murdered civilians. this is what made darfur a household name. now the u.n. soldiers charge of keeping peace says that darfur is no longer at war. >> there is a significant reduction in the level of violence. this is largely due to the contribution of these humanitarian intervention as well as conflict prevention. >> the key issue is the political process. this involves getting criminal groups to the negotiating table. even if the fighting has died down

and she met today with south africa's foreign minister. clinton urged south africa to keep the pressure on robert mum gaby to stick with a power-sharing agreement reached last year. clinton later called on south africa to help lead the continent out of its financial mess. she also met with former president nelson mandela. >>> a new federally funded ad campaign is encouraging more black families to adopt from foster care. the donaldson adoption institute said 500,000 of the adopted children are black and these are less likely than whites to be adopted. the new ads out this fall are aimed at changing all of that. the tag line, quote, you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. >>> i want to turn to a startling statistic. census figures show that gun violence kills more than 8,000 african-americans a year. that's about 23 every single day. it is a vicious cycle, but as cnn's don lemon found, it's one that can be broken when the right people get involved. >> this is where i used to get busier, you know? >> reporter: adrian barnes admi

. >>> south africa is hailing the return of world record champion, surrounding the gender of this 18-ar-old runner. her deep voice and masculine build, she is being asked to take a gender test. but none of that matters to her supporters in south africa. >> we are going to support her. >> while questions about her arose after she beat the reigning champion by 2.4 seconds rs the runner and her coaches say the success is the result of hard work and training. >> she's fast. >>> 9news now at 6:00 is 15 minutes away. it appears that some virginia students are at the top of the list when it comes to one part of some college entrance exams. plus, we'll show you some savvy spending tips to help seniors live smarter. and what in the world is foot pocketing? we'll tell you more about that coming up at 6:00. put, not pick. put. put pocketing. >> it is too nice outside. >> it really is. tomorrow is going to be more humid, but not crazy humid. and then again, we showed you the seven-day a little while ago. it's going to be tough for the redskin game. that is still up in the air. the next three days

the sci-fi spooker, aliens become refugees in south africa. it is creating a ton of buzz and should earn $25 million. based on a best-selling novel and targeting women who aren't into sci-fi, the time traveler's wife, starring rachel mcadams, should come in somewhere over 20 million. as for g.i. joe, critics hate it. experts think those who wanted to see it saw it last weekend. a big dropoff is expected. still, it will make $20 million. it won't compete, teens and tweens will still go for the pg-rated comedy, bandslam. it should open around $10 million. the comedy, the goods, live hard, sell hard, is generating very little interest. it's not expected to even break $10 million. gosh, what happens when even $10 million is considered not enough. >> jeremy pivens. why is it so hard for the tv stars and cable stars to go to the movies? >> maybe if it was a role depicting gold you could get more people. >> he wants to play a different character, though. he gets stuck in these roles that everybody sees you as and that's it. >> i know. too bad, right?

south africa' leader is visiting zimbabwe on theirst presidtial visit. let's hope that he canase tensions within the fragile unity government. ther will be ainner in hi honor. he isxpected to call for an end of prosecution of political opponents. after six years a the deaths of about 300,000 people in the war inudan, this is er. thats t declaration from the outgng head of the african peaceeping force. the conict hasow descended into low intensi banditry. >> for many, it was the world's most horrifying confct. government-backed militiamen swept through vilges. th raped and murdered civians. th is what made darfur a household name. now the u.n. soldiercharge of keepin peace says that darfur is no longeat war. >> thre is a significant reduction in the lev of violence. this is largely d to the contribution of these humanitarian intervention as well as conflict prevention >>he ke issue is the political proces this involves getting crimin groups to the negotiating table. even if the fightg has di dn, the region fes huge challeng. the u.n. says 2.7 million peop

yesterday, south africa's caster semenya breezing to victory at the world championships in berlin. today, that win in question, amid speculation she is really a he. the story now from abc's "good morning america." >> questions that have been raised because of semenya's tremendous speed, muscular physique and deep voice. semenya, who is 18, burst on to the scene just a few weeks ago with a dominating performance in another racing competition. after that, international track and field officials asked the south african authorities to conduct a gender verification test. used to be that such tests required no more than dropping the pants. but today's version requires reports from a gynecologist, an endokrin knoll jiflt, an internal medicine specialist and a gender expert. >> we'll have a whole lot more on this very strange case coming up later tonight. >>> finally, the punch line, courtesy of mr. david letterman, a man who sure know hows how tod a grudge. >> you know who squeaky from is? in the 70s, tried to assassinate president ford. she's been let out of prison, been paroled. is she

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. >> originally from south africa >> an antiapartheid been marrieo the former new york city tony lewis. >> not only the echo and the language of the courts ruling didn't she a peel separation of the human rights she. >> she talked about canada. >> the appeals of some canada ontario. >> yes. so you feel that willy-nilly -- and it's going to seep into our institutions. i think what he's saying steven into our institutions notably the supreme court the massachusetts and even the supreme court itself on the reversal on sodomy. >> absolutely. i don't think it's willy-nilly. i think activists at the yale university law school who're very consciously doing this. they are tied to activists in europe, and they are developing this whole body of law that the social conservatives are very worried about it >> let's take euthanasia or doctor assisted suicide is okay. in the netherlands. do you know that i believe it's 65% of americans support allowing a doctor to fu fulfill terminally ill patient's right to end life >> that's one where americans are relatively close to other in need lund. 59% of ame

. >> an 18-year-old girl from a rural village in south africa has unwillingly become the center of international attention. tonight the president lech to her defense. >> her claim she was born or she was born. now she is in -- she has been isolated like she is a leper. >> she will continue to endure speculation until the tests aren't finished. -- until the tests are finished. >> that is all from this week, the witch -- the week in which the terrorists was freed from a scottish jail to return to libya. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies from small business to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> i'm julia stiles. >> i'm kevin bacon. >> i'm kim cattrall. >> hi, i'm ken burns. >> i'm lili talor. >> i'm henry louis gates, jr., and public broadcasting is my source for news about the world. >> for intelligent conversation. >> for election coverage you ca

. >>> today in south africa a return for the country's best athlete castor semenya coming home to a celebration. people shouting -- she's a girl. a lot of people suspecting she he is a boy. the 18-year-old is undergoing gender testing after questions arose about her build and deep voice. >>> among the things that stood out in the ravens victory over the jets. a good play from the second year player gooden and mark sanchez celebrating. >> i love it you don't know how long it will last. you have to get up and celebrate with your team. >> i'm looking to play more and get ready for the season open weir kansas city. we have two more. but folks on them. that's between counts. >> the williams sisser are becoming minority ownerss of their home town dolphins. this he are the first african- americans to possession an ownership stake in an nfl team. that makes me happy that's my home town but the dolphin notice they are wondering they are my second most favorite. >> they're my best team. >> we got it. >> proud of them. >> next... a vacation souvenir of a lifetime. >>> imagine if you will getting a picture

secretary of state hillary clinton rallied south africa today to help struggling economies across theafrican continent. it was her second stop on a seven nation tour. in johannesburg, clinton told business leaders they have a "responsibility and an opportunity" to contribute to africa's economic success. >> we believe that south africa has so much more economic potential and it cannot exist as an island of relative prosperity amid a sea of untapped opportunity elsewhere on the continent. >> woodruff: earlier in the day, clinton met privately with former south african president nelson mandela, who turned 91 last month. across iraq, a string of attacks killed at least 51 shiites. the worst was in rasheediyah, north of mosul. 38 iraqis died when a suicide car bomb brought down a shiite mosque. 200 more were wounded. and in afghanistan, one u.s. service member and three british paratroopers were killed in the latest fighting. there was new advice from washington today to scale back closing schools because of the swine flu also known as h1n1. more than 700 schools closed in half the states

among those were a film star, and it sandra day o'connor, retired archbishop of south africa was also honored. congratulations. >>> coming up, 33,000 pairs of jeans make of this year's an area judges coveted a parking spot in the extreme action that came next. the trouble he could now be and. >> i let them down with might indiscretion six years ago. >> rick pitino's big apology. what else he is saying tonight after his sex scandal is mad >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, the doug hill, and tim brant. this is abc 7 news at 11:00, "on your side." >>> one of the best known names in all of college basketball is facing a personal crisis that could jeopardize his career. rick pitino, the head coach at the university of louisville, it is speaking out after admitting to having sex with a woman who is now charged with trying to extort him. >> this is not a good situation for anybody, for the woman, for the code, or the university. a kentucky woman is charged with lying to the fbi and trying to extort money from coach rick pitino. police records reveal that he admitted t

. >> officials in south africa are also expressing their sincere condolences, grateful for his push tod apartheid. in the middle east, he's been remembered for his efforts in the ongoing peace process. >> he had a strong and original voice that was heard all over the world. i>> stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the nal treaty senator edward kennedy. -- for the final ceremonies of senator edward kennedy. >>> doug hill is tracking the latest weather developments. >>htig, nan quiet night, mtleaos cleacl skies. degrees in the tyvi 7rock7 ckllvi the forecast overnight, partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the morninge, 64-70 degrees. 110:0 update fm the hurricane center, danny may be stronger, still highly unorganized, but the thunderstorms have been increasing. they still expected to move to the northwest andecomana category one for kaine friday night. after that -- expected to become a category one hurricane friday night. >>> a metro station has reopened tonight after a suspicious powder was spotted inside. a hazmat team was called to the station after 8:00 after white spot